RainySunday Ranch '12 Kidding:4/2 Ali getting close, new pics

[RainySunday]

I am curious to see what day she goes...this afternoon, I really can't find ligs, her business is all red and gappy, her udder is even bigger and almost discolored (very tight), and she is off by herself for the most part. Oh, and she's doing the posty-leg bit too. I really wouldn't be surprised if she goes before this time tomorrow. We'll see though, watch her go late, lol

 

[fanov8]

Bless her heart she is looking huge! And that udder sure is pretty too! Good luck! Hopefully you can post kid pics tomorrow!

 

[SmallFarmGirl]

3 babies in there. 2 girls and a boy. or the other way around. And tonight.

 

[RainySunday]

Well every hour monitoring all night resulted in...................no babies yet

She does have a 2inch long mucus goober now, and that is a new development about 2 hours ago, so i am thinking sometime today. My hubby has to leave for work in about 10 minutes, but if she waits another 45 min, I can get my back up here, which is nice ( I have two little kids, and a puppy too)

 

[Holachicka]

I bet she makes you wait until this evening!

 

[drdoolittle]

Well, has anything happened yet? One of my does has had that mucous goober off and on since yesterday...........

 

[vermillionoaks]

I hope she blesses you with lots of does for making you miss all that sleep!

 

[RainySunday]

Well, she did it! A doeling and a buckling, both over 4 lbs. The doeling came out head first, and her head was out and clear of the sack before I could tell that both her front legs were back, way back. I had to do lots of helping/shoving/pulling, and was about 32 seconds away from calling the vet (and /or deciding that I had to save Ali, and not worry about the baby), when I finally got hold of a shoulder, and was able to maneuver her out. Thank goodness to, as Ali was mostly done pushing at that stage, limp blanched tongue, and not pushing hard enough. The buckling presented the same flipping way, but I noticed it faster and was able to snag the more forward leg and get it our front, before his head was all the way out.

So, all in all, very traumatic, but everyone is okay now. babies are about to get their second bottle and go out with their older half siblings. Thank goodness it all turned out okay, because it was of course the first birth my 4yr old daughter got to watch.

Going to start Ali on LA200 tonight, since I was in there pretty good and it was a rough birth. I also had to go in afterwards, since I thought I felt a third when bouncing her.

Pictures later, but they are both cream/gold pintos with blue eyes and no dark markings at all. basically clones of their mom and dad.

 

[vermillionoaks]

Yikes! Sorry it wasn't smooth. Glad everyone is ok! She sure did fool me... I can't believe she only had 2! Our doe's first kid presented like that, too. Wonder how common it is?

I didn't get the whole "bouncing" thing when my doe kidded. I thought I felt one when she was done, too. I guess it will just take some experience before I get it.

Glad you got a doe out of her! Congrats!